Who says you can't have fun while developing your communication and leadership skills? Certainly not Igniters. During our last zoom meeting, we held a games night and fun was definitely had! Hosted by our Toastmaster (Game Show Host) Nandini, we learned and laughed!
We still stuck to the tenets of Toastmasters with a prepared speech by Ali, fun table topics by Marvin, evaluations and twists on supporting roles such as Grammarian and Ah/Um Counter.
We certainly had fun practicing facial expressions, as we know that face and
visual cues have power. Here's a few moments caught on camera:
Jey - reaction after stepping in something unexpected
and Marvin - big smile after winning the lottery.
Elaine did an excellent rendition of a pirate while answering the table topics question "What makes for a great weekend, as a pirate?"
Our Grammarian Chamila had us saluting rather than waving our hands when the Word of the Day, Spontaneous or Challenge Word, Tranquility, were used. Our Ah/Um Counter, Emma, incentivized us with a pretend $100 jackpot where every filler word used reduced the jackpot by $5. Our remarkable members finished the meeting with the $100 in tact by mastering the art of the pause rather than using wasteful filler words (ah, um, so, like, ya know).
Overall, we had fun as can be seen by our group pic.
If you would like to have some fun while improving your communication and leadership skills, Igniters is the place for you! Join us at our next in-person
meeting on Tuesday Sep 8, 7-8:30pm. The location is the Parkdale Community
Centre located at 3512 5 Ave NW.
VP PR Emma
